it appears i have some algae on some of my plants. its white and stringy. is it dead? how do i get it off if its dead. thanks
what does dead hair algae look like?
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That's how it appears, if I remember correctly after it's been bleached. Did you bleach it? It should come off by itself, but you can probably pull it off easily at this point.
Len
Len
Just because its white doesn't mean it's dead. I've had my share of algae, and this was one of them. It actually grows white, as long strings, sparsely branched. Don't assume that it died off, because it will keep growing. Mine even grows on my snails. I don't have a way to get rid of it, but my tank seems to be past it. In fast, I lost MOST algae when I started fertilizing more - N, P, K and traces. If you're not fertilizing, you should look into it. If you are, you may want to increase some levels, depending on what you're dosing already.
now that i think about it, there's really not much of it in my tank, so im just going to clip off the leaves that have it.
True, it's not particularly obtrusive. If it's the only algae you have, then count yourself lucky 
If it's the real coarse algae and almost impossible to pull off the plant it's probably Black Beard/Brush Algae.
If you don't have much of it, just try cutting out the affected areas. If you have a lot, the only thing I know of that's affective it a bleach treatment. Black outs don't work with BBA.
Len
If you don't have much of it, just try cutting out the affected areas. If you have a lot, the only thing I know of that's affective it a bleach treatment. Black outs don't work with BBA.
Len